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Other hotspots are Castle Street with 1,070, Howard Street with 1,150, and Sackville Street with 1,114.

There were six roads where more than 1,000 people received penalty charge notices (PCNs).

The 10 Reading roads with the most parking fines issued

Road

On-Street PCNs

Addington Road

2,118

Oxford Road

1,319

Howard Street

1,150

Sackville Street

1,144

Kings Road (2-196)

1,014

Castle Street

1,070

Cheapside

628

Erleigh Road

591

Vachel Road

574

Blenheim Road

523

Friar Street in Reading also saw more than 500 fines issued to drivers but just missed out on the top 10 - 505 PCNs were handed out in the road in total.

There were also 732 fines handed out to people parking in the Hills Meadow car park.

In total, the authority made £1,193,948 from parking fines in 2017/18.

The Reading wards where drivers are most likely to get caught

Abbey Ward saw the highest number of fines. Credit:Reading Borough Council

Of the council's wards, Abbey, which is largely Reading town centre and the surrounding area, saw 16,764 on street parking fines handed out, with Redlands, where the hospital is, second with a total of 7,302.

Battle ward completes the top three with 3,985 on-street fines issued.